Work Processes

By Drew D. Troyer, CRE, Contributing Editor Effective physical-asset management requires a high-performance team. Too often, however, managers focus on hard skills when selecting team members or making decisions on structuring and organizing teams. Indeed, many aspects of asset management require hard skills. But selecting individuals with the desirable behavioral tendencies and then nurturing development of […]

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Q: How much is reliability tied to safety? A: The quick answer is that a reliable plant is a safe plant. Reduced reactive maintenance (emergency repair) is the best leading indicator of the impact safety will have on an operation.